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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How can you escape it? The LSAT is a basically an IQ test on steroids. Your law school's LSAT median and 25th and 75th percentiles are a good proxy for your own intelligence.

Here are some figures from before the LSAC did away with Logic Games:

https://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/

Undergrad, you basically need a gazillion hooks to get into a good college. But, law school, you have no excuse.

I honestly don't know what to think about those who graduated at the top of their class at low-ranked schools. So you beat up a bunch of kindergarteners?[/quote]

I agree law school is a pretty good barometer for the rest of your career on your competency for legal work.

I went to a well ranked school and graduated in top ten percent, did dc biglaw at a good firm and was surrounded by peers who were for the most part objectively and obviously very bright competent people. For a few years I worked out of our Miami office where all the associates were recruited as top of their class from Uni of Miami. The differences between those associates and the dc associates (from better law schools) was very very obvious.

I do think state schools are an exception to this, because stellar people may go to state schools for a variety of good reasons. So the top ten percent of students at good state schools are usually very sharp. Eg top of your class at UF is no different than top of your class at Georgetown when it comes to working competence in a demanding job. But the bottom 90 percent at a place like UF is way below the quality of the bottom 90 percent at a place like Georgetown.

In short, I think there’s a reason schools continue to matter for good jobs. Of course being a star rainmaker can override all this. [/quote]

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